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- Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy
- Oracle is taking a hard line in dealing with EU objections to its planned acquisition of Sun, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday. Oracle is taking a hard line in dealing with EU objections to its planned acquisition of Sun, according to a Financial Times report on...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., European Union, Corporate Law, Regulations, Open Source, Databases, Business Operations, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Oracle, Sun, EU, merger, Stephen Shankland CNET News
- News items 2009-11-04
- Washington: lots of talk about global warming
- Lots of talk around the American capital today on the topic of global warming. The CO2 emissions from various political factions and lobbyists alone could raise the global temp another degree or two. And that's not counting the carbon footprint of all the plane travel involved in moving...
- Tags: U.S., Republican, Climate Change, U.S. Senate, Global Warming, European Union, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- EU approves new browser ballot for Windows 7
- New ballot satisfies EU that users will be offered a fair choice among competing browsers. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Ballot, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, European Union, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows 7, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- EU to market test Microsoft's browser choice proposal
- The EU's competition watchdog said Wednesday that it will market test a Microsoft proposal to allow consumers pick their own Web browser. In a statement, the EU's competition committee laid out the following: The improvements that Microsoft has made to its proposal...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, European Union, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- Mother nature v. human nature
- Those soft-hearted, multi-nationals in the European Union once again tried to do something that was supposed to be good for the planet and future generations. They seem to have this groundless belief in the perfectability of mankind. How can they, of all peoples, belief in human betterment with...
- Tags: European Union, Europeans, Taxes, Free Trade, TVs, Personal Finance, Tv & Home Theater, Financial Planning, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-27
- EU court: Google keywords don't violate trademark
- If you search for Louis Vuitton and get a knockoff website instead - thanks to Google's sale of the brand's name as a search keyword - is that a trademark infringement? An EU court advisor says no. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Google Inc., Keyword, European Union, Web Site Development, Branding, Investment, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing, Finance, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- EU shows off emails behind Intel action
- Under fire from Intel, EU released Dell, HP emails detailing the control and retribution Intel exacted. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Intel Corp., European Union, E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- Microsoft confirms notification of EU about its Yahoo search deal
- Just to be clear: The European Union isn't making noise about holding up or investigating Microsoft and Yahoo's proposed search partnership at least not yet. But Microsoft has notified the EU about the deal, as it said it would do earlier this summer. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Yahoo Search, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., European Union, Business Structures, Finance, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- EU, US looking at MSFT-YHOO search deal: Is competition for GOOG anticompetitive?
- EU regulators are also looking at the Google competitors search-marketing alliance. Does this mean trouble or is it just a pro forma review of a very big deal? by Richard Koman
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., European Union, Regulations, Strategy, Government, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- Frugal Friday: Media Outrageousness, Snow Leopard Woes, Mac Virtualization, VMWorld 2009, EU kiboshes Oracle/Sun, Brocade
- Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss problems with the Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 upgrade, Mac Server virtualization, the European Union temporarily halting the Oracle/Sun Merger, and talk with Harry Petty, Vice President of Marketing for Brocade. by Jason Perlow
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., European Union, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- News to know: Smartphones; Windows 7; Palm Pre; EU and Sun-Oracle
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Smartphones to eclipse desktop PC sales by 2011 Sam Diaz: Facebook Mobile: Now 65 million strong...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, European Union, Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- Future of MySQL worries EU regulators looking at Oracle-Sun deal
- The European Commission is extending its probe into the $7.4 million takeover of Sun. Neelie Kroes, the European Union’s competition commissioner, expressed concern about MySQL, the open source database that competes with Oracle's SQL products. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Regulator, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., European Union, Databases, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-09-03
- Gute Nacht, Herr Edison
- The European Union is phasing out the incandescent bulb. As of today the 100 watter can no longer be imported or made within the members of the E.U. By 2012 all incandescent bulbs will be illegal although those on stores shelves can be sold, and hoarded according to...
- Tags: Energy, European Union, Retail, Engineering, Taxes, Free Trade, Regulations, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Government, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- European Union Factbook and Quiz 1.0 (Mobile)
- European Union Factbook and Quiz has Wiki facts about 27 European Union members and capital cities. It features CIA factbook, capitals, flags, anthems, and locations quiz. It also contains different articles of introduction into European Union, basic facts, history, and institutions.
- Tags: Mobile, European Union, Wiki, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2009-08-19
- EU ups its bet on LTE wireless networks
- The European Union said Tuesday that it will invest a fresh €18 million ($25 million) in next generation mobile broadband network research. These networks, dubbed 4G or Long Term Evolution LTE, rival WiMax. LTE technology promises mobile Internet speeds 100 times faster than current 3G networks. ...
- Tags: Mobile, Network, Broadband, Wireless Network, European Union, Wireless, Wireless And Mobility, Advertising & Promotion, Broadband Internet, Wi-Fi, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- EU ombudsman slaps antitrust regulators over Intel case
- The European Union ombudsman reportedly criticized antitrust regulators over its evidence collection against Intel. According to the Wall Street Journal, EU ombudsman P. Nikiforos Diamandouros said that the European Commission, which fined Intel $1.45 billion in May for monopoly abuse, failed to record evidence from a Dell...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Regulator, Antitrust, Intel Corp., European Union, EC, Journal, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- Polish Police Force: Gaining Seamless Access to Data Throughout the EU
- For the Polish Police Force, checking a car registration number or name of a driver through a crackling short-wave walkie-talkie is now a thing of the past. To meet EU free-travel Schengen Zone requirements, Poland needed an infrastructure that could provide police with mobile access to border crossing and visa...
- Tags: Car, Microsoft Access, Mobile, European Union, IBM Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Facing Windows 7 E browser issues head on
- Network adminstrators around Europe are loading their weapons, stockpiling painkillers, knotting their ropes and sharpening their blades at the prospect of Windows 7 E. Meanwhile, novice consumers are baffled and confused as to how they will get a browser installed on their computer. For those who are unaware...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, European Union, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows 7, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Micro-USB to be universal EU phone charger
- In a brave move, the vast majority of mobile phone manufacturers in Europe have signed an agreement which sees future mobile phones across a variety of brands and models all sharing the same charger port - the micro-USB. This means every phone you will find in Europe, starting next year...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Agreement, European Union, Telecom & Utilities, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Microsoft to EU: Antitrust this! Will remove IE from Win 7 in Europe
- News.com reported Wednesday that Microsoft plans to strip Internet Explorer from sales of Windows 7 in Europe. Redmond plans to basically draw an artificial line in the sand and say, "Ooops, no IE in this Windows! But, uh, if OEMs just happen want to install a browser with the operating...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Antitrust, Europe, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, European Union, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
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